Compound Operative

Drive Motor Retail Limited

West of England

Hybrid

GBP 28,000 - 29,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement: 24 days + 8 bank/
Discounts on dealership services
Discount app for savings
Medicare cash plan
Career progression

Job summary

Drive Motor Retail Limited is seeking a Compound Operative at Bristol North to take ownership of the vehicle compound. You will keep the site organised and ensure vehicles are where they need to be, ready for movement, with a focus on efficiency and safety.

The role requires organisational skills, reliability, and a proactive approach, plus a full UK driving licence. The position offers a 42.5-hour week and a salary around £28k.

Qualifications

  • Must have a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

  • Moving and positioning vehicles for different departments.
  • Keeping the compound organised and vehicles easy to locate.
  • Ensuring vehicles are ready to be moved or collected when required.
  • Coordinating vehicle movements across the site.
  • Maintaining high standards of organisation, safety and housekeeping.

Skills

Organisation
Reliability
Attention to detail
Proactive

Job description

Location: Bristol North
Salary: £28,089.10
Hours: 42.5 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

We're looking for a Compound Operative. If you're organised, reliable and like keeping things moving, let's talk.

We're looking for a Compound Operative to take ownership of the vehicle compound at our Bristol North site.

You'll play an important role in keeping the site organised and making sure vehicles are where they need to be, when they need to be there.

It's all about organisation, attention to detail and keeping things moving.

What we're offering
  • 24 days' holiday + 8 Bank holidays
  • Employee and family discounts on dealership services
  • Discount app for savings on shopping, dining, and fitness
  • Medicare cash plan – same-day access to online GP, dental and wellbeing support
  • Career progression opportunities – we promote from within
What we're looking for

You'll be responsible for keeping the compound organised and ensuring vehicles are available and ready to be moved when required.

The role will include:
  • Moving and positioning vehicles for different departments
  • Keeping the compound organised and vehicles easy to locate
  • Ensuring vehicles are ready to be moved or collected when required
  • Coordinating vehicle movements across the site
  • Maintaining high standards of organisation, safety and housekeeping

We're looking for someone who is reliable, organised and proactive, with a good eye for detail and the ability to manage a busy vehicle compound.

A full UK driving licence is essential.

Why Drive?

We're a growing, privately owned automotive group and we're investing in our people, our dealerships and our future.

You'll be joining a team where your role genuinely matters. When the compound is organised and vehicles are where they need to be, the whole dealership runs better.

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